VOLCANO ACTIVE
PACIFIC ISLANDERS FLEE TO SAFETY BIG PREVIOUS ERUPTION (United P.A.—By Telegraph — Copyright) (Australian . and B.Z. Press Association) Reed, noon SUVA, Today. Resident Commissioner Joy, of the New Hebrides, reports that the big volcano on the Island of Ainbrym Is again active. Between 300 and 400 natives have left the island and have taken refuge on the Island of Malekula, 30 miles distant. The Resident Commissioner is arranging for the provisioning of the refugees. The previous serious eruption was In 1914, when half the island was destroyed.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 705, 3 July 1929, Page 1
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88VOLCANO ACTIVE Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 705, 3 July 1929, Page 1
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